in the forecast. here in new york city, minus seven degrees. that is not a typo. the wind chill could reach minus 100 degrees on top of mt. washington in new hampshire because of the hurricane-force winds. the arctic blast in the northeast comes after a deadly ice storm reeked havoc across the south leaving eight people dead. we ll check in on the latest forecast in a moment. first, we have our cnn affiliate reporter live on the ground in burlington, vermont. it s close to zero degrees where you are. how are officials in the area bracing for this? how bad are we expecting it to get? good morning. we re no stranger to the cold. this wind chill is really the kicker. as you said, we re teetering on zero to 1 degrees. 200 schools have been closed already. multiple ski resorts is cloeg wh closing because they love the cold. some are staying open with some lifts in and some not. but now this is severe with the wind chill. temperatures here in vermont have dropped 30 degrees since
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